Ice Storm Jan. 2010

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Well..my little tree by my front door fell victim to the ice!
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While I was taking the previous picture I heard a crack and the neighbors tree rained branches!
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Glad I wasn't standing under that!
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Across the street
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This is one big beautiful spreading tree during the summer...I don't think so now!
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It does look like a bomb picture with the branches on the ground
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The pines next to me are just about stripped bare
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Even little twigs are as big as my fingers with ice
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My fountain frogs get popsicle to drink!
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Hope my fence stays up!!
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This is last summer's okra stalks!
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My weather station quit at 12:10 p.m. on Thursday...iced over!
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This is the pine tree next door over my fence
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Each individual needle has about 3/4 ice around it
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And then the snow is going to make it heavier! Oh boy...
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One bending...the other with no limbs left...
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But it does look pretty! <grin>
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No problem...it's toasty warm inside!!

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Updated: Saturday - January 30, 2010